Beginnings

"Beginnings" is the debut extended-play from American musical artist and Flex Entertainment executive beetlebat, released on October 23, 2020. It includes a feature from Lil Squeaky.

The EP includes the singles "Physics", "On The Regular", and "Patrol."

Background
"Beginnings" is Beetle's debut EP. Beetle first discovered Flex Entertainment through Brad Taste in Music's video about Lil Mosquito Disease's "Infection." He started listening to multiple songs from the label and joined their discord in November 2019. Beetle decided to release a song himself, a school project for his Physics class. On December 22, he released "Physics", a parody of Maroon 5's "Memories." He announced he would be releasing an extended play titled "Beginnings" in 2020. Mosquito and Schmoobin liked the song and signed him to Flex Entertainment on December 29, 2019. The music video for "Physics" was released on January 12, 2020. The video gained around 200 views in twenty-four hours, a record for him. Maroon 5 themselves may have seen the video. On January 31, 2020, he became a Flex Entertainment executive for the creation of the Flex Entertainment Hot 100 chart. He released his second single "On The Regular" on June 5, 2020. A music video for the song was released on June 21, 2020.

A song titled "Fresh" was previewed at the 2020 Flexfest festival.

Singles
"Physics" was released on December 22, 2019, as the lead single for the EP. The song received positive feedback from critics and fans. A music video was released on January 12, 2020, earning two hundred views in 24 hours. It is his most successful song so far with one thousands plays on both YouTube and Soundcloud. The song peaked at No. 15 on the Flex Entertainment Hot 100.

"On The Regular" was released on June 5, 2020 as the second single for the EP. It debuted at No. 28 on the Flex Entertainment Hot 100. The following week, it rose to No. 18. A music video for the song was released on June 21, 2020. The video propelled the song to No. 10, becoming his first top ten single.

"Patrol" was released as a single along with a remix from Lil Mosquito Disease and Young Ryan G on December 25, 2020.

Track Listing

 * 1) "Here We Go"
 * 2) "On The Regular"
 * 3) "Fresh"
 * 4) "Patrol" (feat. Lil Squeaky)
 * 5) "Turn It Up"
 * 6) "Physics"

Chart performance
Beginnings debuted at number seven on the Braeden's Most Played Albums chart with 130,000 units sold. It is his first top ten album. The following week, it moved up to a new peak of number three with 200,000 units sold in its first full tracking week. It lasted three weeks in the top ten. It was the 98th best-selling album of 2020. It was certified Gold by BMP.